HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD: Waynesboro finishes strong at invitational

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May 6, 2013 at 10:00 AM

The Waynesboro boys and girls track and field teams finished the regular season with a nice showing at the 25th Stan Morgan Invitational.

CARLISLE — The Waynesboro boys and girls track and field teams finished the regular season with a nice showing at the 25th Stan Morgan Invitational.No less than 14 competitors from Waynesboro set personal records at the invitational in which the boys team finished fourth and the girls team placed sixth.The Indians, with three top finishes, finished with 52 points. Carlisle won the invitational with 144 points, followed by Lower Dauphin and Gettysburg. James Buchanan finished ninth in the 13-team event.“I’m really pleased with our overall performance,” said Waynesboro head coach Darwin Seiler. “Of course, both Johnnie (Adgers) and Hollister (Rolls) continue to create impressive resumes. This meet sets us up for our postseason.”With the Mid-Penn Conference Championships set for Saturday in Chambersburg, Saturday’s invitational served as a nice tuneup for this weekend’s meet.Setting PRs for Waynesboro were Ben Petrie, Johnnie Adgers, Shaquill Smith, Ethan Mankins, Hollister Rolls, Kiki Hodge-Shindledecker, Gini Jacobs, Brooke Smith, Lilly Harnish, Camry Huff, Taylor Davis, Jonathan Daniels, Brittany Hoffman and Mason Benchoff.Adgers won the long jump and high jump, setting a school record in the long jump with a distance of 22 feet, 5 1/2 inches. He finished the high jump with a top height of 6-1 and was second in the triple jump (44-11 1/2).Also earning a top finish was Andrew Paterno in his signature event, the shotput. Paterno’s winning effort was 50-6 1/2. Paterno placed fifth in the javelin throw, while Smith finished fifth in the 800 meter run. The 3200 relay team of Mankins, Jared Weisbrod, Smith and Abram Moats placed third. Justin Croteau was fourth in the 300 hurdles.In the girls invitational, Harnish placed second in the long jump and fourth in the triple jump. Hollister Rolls grabbed third-place finishes in the 100 and 300 hurdles, while Carrie Mowen (long jump) and Hodge-Shindledecker (100) placed third as well. Hodge-Shindledecker added a fourth-place finish in the 200.Rolls set a school record in the 300 with a time of 46.2 seconds.James Buchanan’s Peter Hughey won the 400 meter run in 50.20 seconds.

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